Gareth Hawkes
A lecturer at the University of Exeter and genomics researcher holding a doctoral degree.
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Gareth Hawkes of the University of Exeter applied Atlas to genomic data from more than 54,000 participants in the UK Biobank to study the association between rare variants and circulating protein levels in the blood.
By grouping variants according to their predicted molecular effects, Gareth Hawkes found a 22% increase in non-coding genetic associations.
Hawkes used Atlas to investigate associations with BMI, focusing on the top 1% of non-coding variants by predicted impact, and identified 19 genetic regions for further study.
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By grouping variants according to their predicted molecular effects, Gareth Hawkes found a 22% increase in non-coding genetic associations.
50%UnverifiedHawkes used Atlas to investigate associations with BMI, focusing on the top 1% of non-coding variants by predicted impact, and identified 19 genetic regions for further study.
50%UnverifiedGareth Hawkes of the University of Exeter applied Atlas to genomic data from more than 54,000 participants in the UK Biobank to study the association between rare variants and circulating protein levels in the blood.
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